Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-08

ecNcely Q newspaRer existed In Japan
twenty ysars ago and now there are 65l.
The book trade has also made remarka-
be advances with the advent Of printing
plYing the wants OK the inhabitants OF
that kmpiro.
The story has recently been imported Of
an English gfave-stone maker who was
ordered 20 cut en- stone the words: A
virtnous woman II q crown TO her nuE-
band The stone. hewever being small
hs engraved on IL: "A virtuous woman 10
s. to her husband" In England i've
shilling piece ls called crown
st Paul newspaper. speaking OF the
execution Of o Polish woman there many
years ago. says that one Of the school
mates Of her children remembers that on
the day preceding the event the little cRss
went 70 the teacher and asked TO be ex-
cused the next day, and when asked for q
reason they said: I'VE want to see mother
hanged tomorrow.
In the British Museum historical works
are bound In red. thso 'ogicai in blue:
poetieai In yellow and books en- natural
history in green. Besides tbs each part
Of volume Is stamped with Q mark By
which is can be distinguished a. their
property. and OF different colors. Thus.
red indicates that q book was purchase1.
blue that it came By copyright and yellow
that 1t was presented.
The Chicago Tribune says: Irishmen
are now recalling the fact that the Lon.
don Times abused Daniel 0'C0nnell much
mere vigorously than L abuses Mr.. Par
nell We quote from the columns Of the
Times Of November, 1885. the following
lines addressed to the Irish Tribane
Slime unlicensed Of irish aog,
Ruffian. coward. demag0gue,
Boundless ier, base detract0r.
ri rrnrE 49,. eve.n -
Spout thy fllth. diffuse thy slime,
Islander is In thee no crime.
Safe from CHALLENGE, safe from law,
What can curb thy callous jawl
Who would sue = convict liar,
On poltroon who would fret
The 'sTnundeFer" has not gone quite 90
far as that Jet 10 reference to Mr.. Par
nell.
Allen w. Thurman says Of his father.
the ex-senator: 1T IL idle folly 70 talk Of
bis again entering public life, and this
should be fully understood. There 10 no
nomination FOR ofacs that he will accept
and the continual mentien Of his name in
connection with Office has become very
annoying 1t does begin to look as 10 the
politics and pulled the Ohio Democracy
out with him.
10 the Agricultural Department in
Washington q large force is now en-
ployed In putting up seed for Congress
men. each statesman getting 70)0 pack.
age Of seed with which TO make himself
solid with his farmer constituents. Az
uaual. sect dealers are kicking against
this vast free distribution OF ssef, which
CONES In competi ion with their business,
but IL is our Uncle SamueIs way. and be
gets terribly cheated in the quality Of
seed be buys.
There are many curious signs and bust.
ness ann0uncp ments to be found in Lon.
don, of which q few are: Sick dogs med.
ically attended by the week or month.
Birds to board. LsdieS and Rentlemen's
'est professionally treated By the job or
season. Round shouldered persona made
straight. Babies or children hired or ex'
changed. False noses as good IS new
and war; snted TO fit. Black eyes painted
very neatly"
Here IA something that will surprise
oar grandmothefs. DIR. An ard. Of Paris.
has Invented q human incubator, de-
signed for rearing children prematurely
born. 1t consists OF q wooden box.
divided into two compartments. an upper
and q lower. with fr communication
between THIN. The child is placed in the
upper compartment. the lower being oc-
cupiad by hot Bottles, which radiSte heat
TO q carefully regulated extent and 80
raise the temperature to necessary de-
gree of warmth. In the good old way a
good soft blanket and one bottle sufiiced.
bit the world IL progressing rapidly.
Now a baby requires several, It seems.
The railway through the so-called "Heil
Valley" in the Black Forest. from Fret
burg TO Neustadt. will be completed next
month. opening mp to tourists fresh
view Of the beauties of this romantic dis
trict. Another item for tourists IL the
opening to the public Of the palaces Of
Hohsnschwangsa. Linderhof ard Her
fenchieusee, built by the late King OF
Bavaria with such magnifcence and at
almost incredible cost.
On what Is called the highest author
ity, IL IL said that Mime. Gegster Is spend
ing the springin Paris, visiting. shopping,
living and devotinR hersslf TO her two
chiidrs n. Linda and Bertha, bright little
girls of 5 aud years respectively. Am
ina, In La Sonnambula. Is still har favor
lite role, and she expects ere long to re-
SWINE il